Greetings birders - 
 
A pack of local birders met for a rather damp walk at Bath Nature Preserve today (Sat) from 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. Between intermittent rain and a bit of fog, the weather was otherwise pleasant and calm for open field & scrub birding. Bath Nature Preserve is located on Ira Road in Summit County. BNP is a local favorite among Akron/Bath/Fairlawn birders. The habitat is _perfect_ for grassland & old field species. Surrounding woodlands are great for regular nesters like tanager, pewee, and Hooded Warbler. An excellent location to find up-close Bobolinks and meadowlarks. Typically at least one pair of Henslow's Sparrows though we came up short on this species today. I didn't realize till later, but we scored pretty well on breeding flycatchers, with 6 species. A Yellow-breasted Chat has returned (?) now for the second year in a row of hopefully attempted/succesful breeding.
 
Highlights include:
 
Green Heron - 6
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT - 1 highly vocal male; seen briefly by several folks
Eastern Bluebird - 4
ALDER FLYCATCHER - 1
Willow Flycatcher - 6
Acadian Flycatcher - 1
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2
Eastern Kingbird - 3
Brown Thrasher - 1
Gray Catbird - 13
Yellow Warbler -15+
Bobolink - at least 10 males, surprisingly good looks at 5+ females
Eastern Meadowlark - 8
Orchard Oriole - 3
Baltimore Oriole - 4
Indigo Bunting - 3
Field Sparrow - 12+
Savannah Sparrow - at least 1 pair
 
best of birding - 
Jen Brumfield
North Canton, OH
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